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Area of Science:

  • Forensic Science
  • Human Identification
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Cheiloscopy (lip prints) and dactyloscopy (fingerprints) are established forensic identification methods.
  • While uniqueness is known, the correlation between lip prints, fingerprints, and personality remains largely unestablished.
  • Existing hypotheses suggest potential links between fingerprint patterns and personality types.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To record and correlate lip prints and fingerprints with an individual's character and personality.
  • To investigate potential associations between biometric patterns and psychological profiles.

Main Methods:

  • Collected lip and fingerprints from 200 subjects (100 males, 100 females, aged 18-30).
  • Utilized lipstick for lip print recording and ink pads for fingerprint imprints.
  • Assessed personality using Dr. BC Muthayya's multivariable personality inventory.
  • Analyzed data using Pearson's Chi-square test for correlation and association.

Main Results:

  • In males, Type I lip patterns correlated with whorls fingerprints and traits like ego ideal, pessimism, introversion, and dogmatism.
  • In females, Type II lip patterns correlated with loops fingerprints and traits such as neuroticism, need for achievement, and dominance.

Conclusions:

  • This is the first study to correlate lip and fingerprint patterns with personality traits.
  • The findings suggest a potential for using these correlations as an adjunct in forensic investigations.
  • Further correlative studies are needed, as existing research in this area is limited.